accouter

ac·cou·tre

or ac·cou·ter  (ə-ko͞o′tər)

tr.v. ac·cou·tred, ac·cou·tring, ac·cou·tres or ac·cou·tered or ac·cou·ter·ing or ac·cou·ters

To outfit and equip, as for military duty.

---

[French accoutrer, from Old French acoustrer, arrange, equip : a-, to (from Latin ad-; see ad-) + coustrer, sew; see couture.]

ac•cou•ter or ac•cou•tre

(əˈku tər)

v.t. -tered -tred, -ter•ing -tring.

to furnish with clothes or equipment.

[1600–10; earlier accou(s)tre < French accoutrer, Old French acou(s)trer to arrange, accommodate]

accouter

Past participle: accoutered
Gerund: accoutering

Imperative

accouter

accouter

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

accouter - provide with military equipment   accoutre equip, fit out, outfit, fit - provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"

accouter

or accoutre
verb

To supply what is needed for some activity or purpose:

appoint, equip, fit, fit out (or up), furnish, gear, outfit, rig, turn out.